Ashok Kumar v. U.P. Expressway Industrial Development Authority Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9586 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Respondent :- U.P. Expressway Industrial Development Authority Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bharat Kumar Dixit Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Sri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Advocate and D.S.G.I. assisted by Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for respondent no.1 and learned Standing Counsel for State respondents.

¶2Petitioner has approached this Court claiming that part of his bhumidhari land bearing Gata No.34/1 is acquired by respondent no.1 U.P. Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) and in garb of the said acquisition they are taking possession of much more of his land.

¶3After arguing at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submits that grievance of petitioner would be sufficiently met in case he is permitted to move appropriate application under Section 24 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 and the same may be decided expeditiously.

¶4In case petitioner moves such an application for demarcation, the Sub Divisional Magistrate concerned shall consider and decide the same, in accordance with law, after hearing all the parties concerned, as expeditiously as possible, say within a period of six weeks from the date the application along with a certified copy of this order is filed. He shall ensure demarcation of land in presence of both the parties.

¶5With the aforesaid, the writ petition is allowed. Order Date :- 6.11.2023 Arti/- [Manish Kumar,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench